[3830] ARRL Jan VHF W3EP Single Op HP

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                    ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes

Call: W3EP
Operator(s): W3EP
Station: W3EP

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CT  FN31
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  225    52
    2:   33    15
  222:           
  432:           
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  258    67  Total Score = 17,286

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

Typical January contest: low activity, noise problems, poor conditions
punctuated with a surprise or two:

Some very widespread (Wisconsin, Kansas, to Gulf Coast and as close as Ohio) Es
on Saturday evening perked up an otherwise slow contest. Signals ranged from 59+
 to in the noise with wide QSB swings. Activity was low even so and most grids
beyond tropo-scatter range were worked with single QSOs. 

There was a return of Es Sunday evening, but much shorter lived and signals
generally not so strong.

Had typical QRN problems, especially Sunday afternoon and evening when the
120KV lines less than a mile to the southwest decided to sing.  

Thanks to all those who stuck it out to complete in-the-noise QSOs.

W3EP FN31: 6 meters: 6/6 ele and 900W
           2 meters: 11-ele Yagi and 300W


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